Question

If all ponds and puddles are destroyed, the organism likely to be destroyed is
A. Leishmania
B. Trypanosoma
C. Ascaris
D. Plasmodium

Answer 1

Hint:
Now we will discuss the brief definition of Plasmodium.
Plasmodium is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes. In the course of their life cycles, Plasmodium species mature in blood-feeding insect hosts before injecting dry parasites into vertebrate hosts during a blood meal. Before infecting red blood cells in the bloodstream, parasites develop within a vertebrate body tissue (typically the liver). A blood-feeding bitter insect (most often mosquitoes) picks up some parasites during this illness, extending the life cycle.

Complete step by step answer:
The malaria-causing Plasmodium parasites reproduce inside an infected host's blood cells. These parasites transport a few proteins to the surface of infected blood cells, enabling them to bind host molecules but also putting them in danger of being discovered by the host immune system.
The parasites that cause malaria are microscopic creatures from the genus Plasmodium. More than 100 different Plasmodium species exist, and they can infect many different kinds of animals, including birds, reptiles, and different kinds of mammals. It has long been known that four Plasmodium species can infect humans in the wild.
Therefore, organisms that are likely to be destroyed are Plasmodium.

Option ‘D’ is correct

Note:
The malaria parasite uses the enzyme plasmepsin V (PMV) as a gatekeeper to export its own proteins into a human red blood cell. Once PMV has opened the red blood cells gate, the parasite inserts hundreds of proteins, which modify the cell and ultimately cause its destruction. The two most dangerous parasite species, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are among the five that cause malaria in humans. Nearly half of the world's population would be in danger from malaria in 2020.